recommend a mechanical watch?

After looking at a lot of watches on the internet, the one I like best (that I can afford) is the Seiko model SNM005 dress watch. Unfortunately, I can't find one for sale anywhere! I may settle for a Seiko 5 of some kind, but I'd prefer a leather strap to a metal band since I already have some watches like that.

I'm not too worried about watch snobs; I don't know any and all I want is something attractive, reliable, and not too expensive. I am drawn to an automatic because I like mechanical gadgetry of all sorts and old fashioned stuff (I use fountain pens too).
 
Timefactors.com has the SNM005 for £125 (approx. $250). I've bought from there a couple of times, Eddie is a good guy to deal with.
 
seiko 5's rock you can't beat them for the money in an automatic watch. just remember when you get one that they are prone to run fast{in my experience} for a couple of months until they run in. let us know what you finally get.
 
My only automatic is a cheapie Steinhausen that I got as a gift a few years ago. It gains about 4-5 minutes a week, so just about anything would be an improvement in accuracy (I do like the way it looks and it works well enough, but I want something of a bit better quality and more robust.
 
can anyone tell me...
I have a seiko kinetic watch with a see thru case back that shows the weight winding the movement, and yet this watch doesn't have a sweeping hand, it ticks like a quarts. any seiko experts out there?
 
This is one of my Seiko's, it is a Seiko 5 Model #SNX431K Military. As part of the SUS line it is kinetic but is also a quartz action. The ticks are nice as you can get a solid "hack" when setting and synchronizing.

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you can read the basic SUS series story here:

http://www.network54.com/Forum/7844...atch+Created+for+the+Digital+Generation"
 
CorpsmanUP! said:
can anyone tell me...
I have a seiko kinetic watch with a see thru case back that shows the weight winding the movement, and yet this watch doesn't have a sweeping hand, it ticks like a quarts. any seiko experts out there?
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Kinetic is a quartz. The weight just spins around and charges the battery. There's no mechanical "winding" involved. Good watch, though. I used to have one myself. :thumbup:
 
I wear a Seiko 5. It's a good watch. I know if it broke I sure would buy another one. They cost between 50-100 bucks.
 
Absintheur said:
This is one of my Seiko's, it is a Seiko 5 Model #SNX431K Military. As part of the SUS line it is kinetic but is also a quartz action. The ticks are nice as you can get a solid "hack" when setting and synchronizing.

seikocopy.jpg


you can read the basic SUS series story here:

http://www.network54.com/Forum/7844...atch+Created+for+the+Digital+Generation"
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This seems strange to me. The caseback states that it is a 7S26 movement: Seiko's strictly mechanical "Seiko 5" movement. Are you certain this is a "Seiko Kinetic"?
 
On a lot of sites they group Seiko autos and kinetics together, but they are two different types.

The military watch above says "automatic: 21 jewels" on the face, so it must be a mechanical and not a kinetic.

I am having a hard time finding a Seiko 5 series with real numbers on the face and a leather strap instead of a metal bracelet.
 
I'd be more worried about a whiny knife carrier who is a poser carrying around a blade that cost several hundreds of dollars than someone who collects fine mechanical timepieces. Someone hit the nail on the head about a Marathon, 121time.com is where you can design your own watch and have them build it for you, or MTM Watches make rugged watches that can take a lot of abuse.

Don't worry about what a collector of watches will think of you. In all reality, they aren't thinking of you. Only you are thinking about you.

TLN
 
Colnago-C40 said:
I'd be more worried about a whiny knife carrier who is a poser carrying around a blade that cost several hundreds of dollars than someone who collects fine mechanical timepieces. [...]
Don't worry about what a collector of watches will think of you. In all reality, they aren't thinking of you. Only you are thinking about you.

TLN
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Again, all well and good if we are adhering to this "rugged individual" stereotype. However, at least to me, watches are less about practicality nowadays, as I always have something that tells time nearby that isn't a watch, and most people nowadays do as well. So, unless you are just really anal about checking the time or just stuck in old habits, watches are about something else. They are a statement. I will tell you, when I've worn a watch that is reminiscent of a 1920s Bulova I had many people compliment me on it, and some watch buffs then almost sniffed in disgust. Again, depends on your crowd. By and large you're right. But by and large, people don't care about watches.
Zero
 
I have a Seiko "Black Monster" on the excellent stock bracelet and it is a GREAT watch. I set it back about 5 minutes per week, maybe. Doesn't bother me a bit. I also have a Seiko SKX007, sort of their "classic" dive watch. Also a great watch. I currently wear it on a Maratac Zulu 4-ring strap, but I have an aftermarket steel "Super Oyster" bracelet on the way for it from Hong Kong, as well as a camel-colored leather Zulu/G10 style strap coming for it that I think is going to look SHARP.

I think I got my Black Monster on Ebay for just under $100, and the 007 for $95. You have to be very careful with Ebay for Seikos, though, as fakes are everywhere. I just bought an SKX009 that was fake, in fact, and am in the process of getting my $$ back. If you see anything for sale by "L8dyaurora" or "pacifictime2000" avoid them like the plague. The Poor Man's Watch Forum and Seiko Citizen Watch Forum will get the right stuff into your hands at good prices.
 
My Mechanical Watches.
Rolex GMT-Master IIc
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Rolex SS Date Submariner
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Tag Heuer Kirium Chronometer
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Also have an RGM Chronograph with a Valjoux 7751 movement and exhibition back and a skeletonized 18K gold rotor coming within the week.

One could say I love watches just like I like my knives, my bicycles, my Lexus RX 400h, my flashlights, and other things that are fine engineering and well made products.

Terry Newton
 
Zero_Time said:
They are a statement. I will tell you, when I've worn a watch that is reminiscent of a 1920s Bulova I had many people compliment me on it, and some watch buffs then almost sniffed in disgust. Again, depends on your crowd. By and large you're right. But by and large, people don't care about watches.
Zero
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You are right, watch buffs aren't real common but it is fun to run into one when wearing a classic. I have already gotten several compliments on my Omega and I just got it a month ago. It seems to catch more attention than my Rolex.
 
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